CBNU Zoonosis Lab Accredited for Large Animal Tests

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The Korea Zoonosis Research Institute (KoZRI) of CBNU was accredited as an "ABL-3(Animal Biosafety Level Ш)" facility using large animals by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), which allows researchers to investigate high-risk pathogens that occur in and via large animals in a completely blocked environment for the first time in Korea.

Previously, the institute received the "BL-3(Biosafety Level Ш)" accreditation in 2015 and the "ABL-3" for small-scale animal use in 2016.

It is now possible for KoZRI to conduct research for the prevention of common infectious diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), avian influenza (AI) and brucellosis.